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Dr. Kwasniewski’s new book from Emmaus Academic, Anatomy of Transcendence: Mental Excess and Rapture in the Thought and Life of Thomas Aquinas, is a creative, original take on the literary corpus of the man the Church calls “the Common Doctor” (“common” because his writings are a universal treasure for the whole Church). The ordering premise…
Earlier this month, largely by coincidence, two articles of mine came out in different places, exploring the connection between the cause for the Traditional Mass and the Jews. In an article for the Pastoral and Homiletic Review (and see here) I examine a document produced by the American Jewish Committee in 1961, intended to influence…
How much of the Passion did Our Lady witness, and how did she understand it? It’s an important question not just because she is the mother of God but because, as our Catechism teaches, Mary is the “Church’s model of faith and charity,” and thus “she is a ‘preeminent and…wholly unique member of the Church’;…
In a heartrending trend we have seen play out all too often in recent years in Catholic schools and parishes across the country, 55 Catholic schools closed in the 2023-24 school year, 71 in 2021-22, and over 200 in 2020-21. This led the Cardinal Newman society to ask, “Can We Be Frank About the Catholic…
This Sunday, Christ’s final days began. This Sunday they begin again liturgically. Through our sacred liturgical worship and by our baptismal character these sacred mysteries are made present to us and we to them in their devout celebration. Now, again, our Lord comes to Jerusalem, mounted on the colt of a donkey. Context. For months…
How do we know God loves us? Is there any evidence in the Scriptures telling us that He does? Is there an image perhaps to which we can easily point to prove that we are loved by God in the most intimate and unmistakable way? There are actually a whole busload of examples, of which…
Above: Joseph’s Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob by Diego Velázquez, 1630 We are familiar with the famous story of G.K. Chesterton, who was once asked to write an essay answering the question, “What’s wrong with the world?” His ‘essay’ reply for publication was disarmingly simple. Two words: “I am.” These two words, juxtaposed with God’s…
Passover this year begins at sundown on April 12, the eve of Palm Sunday. In preparation, I’ve been purging the leaven from my life (Lent), perusing Passover recipes, and carrying out the spring cleaning commanded in the Book of Exodus. My Jewish side comes out this time of year. In truth, I am Jewish all…
The Internet says I am a horrible person. I’ve been in the public fight over moral issues for going on thirty years. I have published more than a million words on these issues, tweeted some hard words, and Facebook argued. Maybe I have pushed too hard here and there. I am not exactly winsome. And…
Dear OnePeterFive donor, supporters and readers, This summer I am teaching our second annual adult class on Bishop Schneider’s new canonical Catechism CREDO, a canonical text which is unprecedented since Vatican II. This year we are splitting the class into two 6 week sessions to dive deep into all the theological controversies of our age…
